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In total, the country occupies an area of 92,090 square kilometres (35,560 sq mi) of which 91,470 square kilometres (35,320 sq mi) is land and 620 square kilometres (240 sq mi) water. [ 1 ] Despite these definitions, the Portugal-Spain border remains an unresolved territorial dispute between the two countries.
Peso da Régua (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpezu ðɐ ˈʁɛɣwɐ] ⓘ), commonly known as Régua, is a city and municipality in northern Portugal, in the district of Vila Real. The population in 2011 was 17,131 [ 1 ] (of which approximately 10,000 are in the town of Régua), in an area of 94.86 km 2 (36.63 sq mi) km².
The westernmost part of Lisbon is occupied by the Monsanto Forest Park, a 10 km 2 (4 sq mi) urban park, one of the largest in Europe, and occupying 10% of the municipality. The city occupies an area of 100.05 km 2 (39 sq mi), and its city boundaries, unlike those of most major cities, coincide with those of the municipality. [61]
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The Algarve is located in the southernmost area of continental Portugal and the southwesternmost area of the Iberian Peninsula and mainland Europe, covering an area of 4,997 km 2 (1,929 sq mi). [10] It borders to the north with the Alentejo region ( Alentejo Litoral and Baixo Alentejo ), to the south and west with the Atlantic Ocean , and to ...
Sintra (/ ˈ s ɪ n t r ə, ˈ s iː n t r ə /, [1] [2] [3] Portuguese: ⓘ) is a town and municipality in the Greater Lisbon region of Portugal, located on the Portuguese Riviera.The population of the municipality in 2021 was 385,654, [4] in an area of 319.23 square kilometres (123.26 sq mi). [5]
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There has been a marked increase in visitors to viewing points for surfing competitions, such as the lighthouse at the Fort of São Miguel Arcanjo, which has seen numbers increase from 80,000 visitors in 2015 to 174,000 in 2017. [22] On 18 January 2018, Brazilian big-wave surfer Maya Gabeira surfed a wave of 24.7 meters (74 feet). [23] [24]